Pies are HOT, with fabulous, ultra-creative fillings and styles from hand-held to hearty main-dish meals. Julie Hinderks from the Pillsbury Kitchens created exclusive new recipes for Pillsbury.com based on the biggest and best pie trends. From cookie-stuffed pies to cocktail pies, we're taking a classic to a whole new place. (Just so you know, we put a star next to Julie's very favorites, so you might want to try those first.)
Cocktail pies
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Food with a kick is the rage. Blending cocktails into recipes is super trendy, and Julie jumped on this with four fab recipes, all easy, gorgeous, make-ahead and to-die-for delicious. These are fun for summer, but we can see them sliding into your menu all year long. |
Vodka Lemonade Cocktail Pie
Strawberry Daiquiri Cocktail Pie
Mai Tai Cocktail Pie*
Sangria Cocktail Pie
Cupcake-inspired
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Cupcakes are so last year. But their portability and possibilities for customizing totally work in hand-held desserts that have a fun pie filling and pie crust wrapper. Not to mention it's the dessert-lover's dream come true: pie and cake in the same bite. |
Chocolate-Coconut Jumbo Pie Cupcakes
Apple Spice Jumbo Pie Cupcakes
Lemon Curd Jumbo Pie Cupcakes*
Slab pies
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A new idea back in the '60s, this retro trend is back in a big way, for good reason: Slab pies are easy to make, easy to serve, they satisfy a crowd and they showcase the filling (nothing on top to hide it). We've freshened up the latest craze with super-simple, 5-ingredient versions and a how-to to make it even easier. |
Apple Slab Pie
Peach Slab Pie*
Fresh Berry Slab Pie
Food in a food
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You've seen the turducken on food TV, in gourmet markets and high-end restaurants -- a turkey stuffed with chicken and duck. The food-stuffed-food trend is huge, with cookie-stuffed cookies leading the way (cookie dough with a cookie inside). Now it's pie's turn, with cookie stuffed pies (does ANYTHING sound better than that?). |
Peanut Butter Cup Cookie-Stuffed Pies
Chocolate Chip Cookie-Stuffed Pies
Strawberry Sugar Cookie-Stuffed Pies*
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookie-Stuffed Pies
Pasta pies
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Cross pot pie with pasta and you get the latest savory pie craze. Makes sense. Pasta is a budget-friendly family fave. Our new recipes take it a step further with an edible cup that holds a classic pasta filling. Now it's transportable, easy to heat up for an after-school snack and super easy to make ahead and freeze. |
Lasagna Pasta Pies
Chili Mac Pasta Pies
Chix Alfredo Pasta Pies
Individual pot pies
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The ultimate comfort food is now moving toward smaller, portion-controlled servings. Our free-form new versions don't even need a pie plate. Adding a little mashed potato to the filling not only makes it heartier, but it keeps the filling from overflowing. Smart. |
Rustic Pot Roast Pot Pies
Rustic Chicken Pot Pies
Mini ice cream pies
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Little is huge in pie trends, and ice cream pies are soaring with their make-ahead ease and options for individualizing. Our new recipes are takes on family favorites like coconut-almond candy bars and orange ice cream pops. |
Choco-Coco Nut Mini Ice Cream Pies*
Lime Cooler Mini Ice Cream Pies
Orange Dream Mini Ice Cream Pies
No, it's not ice cream, but tagging onto the mini pies craze are a new creation, Pie Poppers. The bite-size pies are customizable, portable, portion-controlled, lunch-box friendly, freezeable and best of all, totally fun.